what to do when having a miscarriage??

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hi.. pretty sure im having a miscarriage at 7 weeks. Spoke to 111 who advised to monitor symptoms and go to a&e if they become severe and warning signs to look out for. Havent been offered to go to early pregnancy unit. My mum says to just run a hot bath and prepare for the worst rather than sit down a&e for 6 hours... :( havent even had a scan yet only confirmed the pregnancy recently . What are you advices/experience? is hospital a waste of time? Should i just make myself comfortable?

Hey OP sorry this is happening

I had a mc last December, I was away when I started bleeding so couldn't see anyone. I ended up calling my gp on the following Monday AM to ask for advice (by that point, I had basically a heavy period with large clots)
They did send me to the epu a week later just to scan and make sure everything had cleared.

I hope you are okay, try to relax and just get as many comfy things around you. It's so shit and hard and I wish you the absolute best xx

I’m so sorry you are experiencing this op, unfortunately there’s not much they would be able to do at a&e. You should of course follow the advice of 111 and go if you feel like you need emergency care, but otherwise just monitor and see how things progress. I went to bed bleeding at 7 weeks pregnant and woke up to very light spotting, that pregnancy is now a two and a half year old sleeping next to me (vomiting with a temperature but that’s another thread)
Best of luck.

Like @NaturalBlue I’ve had bleeding and then gone on to have a healthy pregnancy. I very much hope this is what happens for you.
But I’ve also had miscarriages, one at 6 weeks, one at 12. At 6 weeks it was like a painful, heavy period. I stayed at home and it was completely fine. At 12 weeks I haemorrhaged and had to be carted off to hospital, and it was hideous. Unless absolutely necessary I recommend staying away from hospital. I didn’t bother with a scan either time, just kept an eye on bleeding and did a pregnancy test three weeks later to confirm completion.

I am so sorry to hear you are going through this. I kind of agree with your mum about going to a&e/early pregnancy unit. There is nothing they can do apart from scan you and most likely won't do it the same day.

If you bleed through a pad in under an hour you need to go to hospital. Call your gp and see if they can make an appointment in a couple of days time to be scanned to ensure you have passed everything. Also if you need one and want one get a sick note from the doctor. You can ask to not put pregnancy related on it if you don't want your employer to know. Take pain killers too.

I have had a late miscarriage and an ectopic.

If you are potentially miscarrying, they normally advise not to have a bath to prevent infection. A shower is absolutely fine though. When I've had mine I've literally just stood with the hot water running over my tummy. Plus as grim as it sounds you also aren't laying in a load of blood. The only time I wasn't able to do that was during my 4th miscarriage. One my shower at the time was a measly little trickle and barely hotter than a puddle plus I was bleeding that heavy I was pretty much stuck on the toilet. That time I used my electric blanket and a hot water bottle for the pain

I had a miscarriage at 4 weeks and 5 days in February.

I started bleeding and a pregnancy test confirmed I wasn't pregnant anymore.

I basically then put a pad in and had something which felt like a strong period for 7 days.

About 2 to 3 weeks later I ovulated again.

Nothing else I had to do and I hope
yours will be straight forward, too.

It was heartbreaking, but just to give you hope: I'm currently 27 weeks pregnant.

Thinking of you during this hard time ❤️ be kind to yourself